琴瑟和鳴

Chinese

		the qin and the se	to echo each other in singing; to sing or play in harmony
trad. (琴瑟和鳴)		琴瑟	和鳴
simp. (琴瑟和鸣)		琴瑟	和鸣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qínsèhémíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kam⁴ sat¹ wo⁶ ming⁴ / kam⁴ sat¹ wo⁴ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qínsèhémíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cínsèhémíng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin²-sê⁴-ho²-ming²
    • Yale: chín-sè-hé-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynsehherming
    • Palladius: циньсэхэмин (cinʹsɛxɛmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kam⁴ sat¹ wo⁶ ming⁴ / kam⁴ sat¹ wo⁴ ming⁴
    • Yale: kàhm sāt woh mìhng / kàhm sāt wòh mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kam⁴ sat⁷ wo⁶ ming⁴ / kam⁴ sat⁷ wo⁴ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kem⁴ sed¹ wo⁶ ming⁴ / kem⁴ sed¹ wo⁴ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐm²¹ sɐt̚⁵ wɔː²² mɪŋ²¹/, /kʰɐm²¹ sɐt̚⁵ wɔː²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

琴瑟和鳴

1. (of a married couple) in perfect harmony

Related terms

• 琴瑟調和／琴瑟调和
• 琴瑟和諧／琴瑟和谐
• 琴瑟相調／琴瑟相调
• 琴瑟和好
• 琴瑟友之
• 琴瑟之好
• 琴瑟失調／琴瑟失调
• 琴瑟不調／琴瑟不调